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G

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu a gift, because gifu is the Anglo-Saxon name of this Rune, Similar entries v. gifu II. and RÚN

six-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
six-féte, adj.
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Having six feet (of verse) Ðæt syxféte vers, Anglia viii. 335, 13. Mid getelferse ł sixfétum catalectico versu, Hpt. Gl. 409, 21

tunglen

(adj.)
Grammar
tunglen, adj.
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Of the stars, sidereal Seó tunglene heofon, Anglia vii. 12, 109, 115. Tunglenes éþeles wlite sidereae patriae decus, Hymn. Surt. 58, 2

þurh-dreógan

(v.)

to carry throughperformpass time

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to carry through, perform, pass time Árísende óþre þurhdreógan surgentes cetera peragant, Anglia xiii. 423, 825. Nihte þurhdreógan noctem peragere, 394, 420

Linked entry: dreógan

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, to paint, l. á-métan,
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Seó heofon is mid steorrum ámétt (-mét, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 232, 21: Angl. viii. 310, 1. Hí beóð ámétte and ámearcode mid gildenum stafum, Wlfst. 302, 27

Linked entry: on-métan

coccel

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Hé sǽwð ge lasor ge coccul on manna æceron, Angl. viii. 300, 24. Coccelas oferstígað hwǽte zizania transcendunt frumentum, Scint. 101, 1

á-scrúdnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-scrúdnian, á-scrútnian; p. ode

To examineinvestigate

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Ꝥ wé áscrútnion his fare and ápinsiun his síð hwanon hé cóme, Angl. viii. 305, 46. Heora gerýna áscrútnian, 301, 32. Hig habbað áscrútnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmógun Catus cwydas, 321, 28

á-tendan

to light upto expose to severe trialto exciteinflame

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Add: to light up Swá swá seó sunne hine átent (the moon), Lch. iii. 266, 25 note. to expose to severe trial Wé wǽron átende grimlíce swýðe ǽr wé mihton þás geréna áspyrian, Angl. viii. 312, 48. to excite, inflame Fram átendendum his deófle ab accensore

seolfor-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-stycce, es; m.
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas ), Anglia xi. 8, 3

wíte-steng

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-steng, es; m.

A pole used for punishmenttorture

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Gl. 478, 70-73 : Anglia xiii. 34, 169

Linked entry: steng

ymb-lǽr(i)gian

(v.)
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to surround, encompass Sýn emblǽrg[ede] ambiuntur (cf. ymb-hammen, which is a gloss to tie same passage ), Anglia xv. 207, 289. (?)

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Þing þe behéfuste synt tó witanne, Angl. viii. 321, 40

ham-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
ham-scyld, [?]
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Leo in his work on Anglo-Saxon Names quotes a passage from Richthofen in which skeld occurs in the sense of fence; so that the crime referred to in the passage would be the breaking through the fence which surrounded the ham. v. the translation of Leo

cyrriol

(n.)
Grammar
cyrriol, kyrriol
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Ben. 41, 13), Angl. viii. 320, 6. [v. N. E. D. kyriel[le].]

ge-mirce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mirce, es; n.
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Angl. i. 508) sóðes and rihtes naturam animi mei nan ignoras, solere me terminum eqaitatis custodire, Nar. 2, 23. a mark, sign: — Gimerco (gemerca, L. ) das gifylgeð signa haec sequentur, Mk. R. 16, 17

Linked entries: -mirce ge-merce

ge-rádian

(v.)
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or gehradige do it quickly. v. ge-hradian), Angl. viii. 303, 27. to prepare Se mæssepreóst sceal cild fullian, swá raðe swá man raðost mæge hí gerádian tó fulluhte, Ll. Th. ii. 384,27

læt-ness

(n.)
Grammar
læt-ness, e; f.
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slowness in movement Þǽre sunnan lætnys binnan feówer geára fæce gewyrcð ǽnne dæg, Angl. viii. 308, 30. Hé þá lætnysse ðæs geáres rynes geanbidode, Hml.

nam-cúþ

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S. 23, 630. of things Asteriscus ys namcúð tácen, Angl. viii. 333, 39

press

(n.)
Grammar
press, e ; f.
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A press (in a list of requisites for spinning), Anglia ix. 263, 12. Cf. Pannicipium a presse, Wülck. 600, 14 : vestiplicium, 619, 10

swipor

(adj.)
Grammar
swipor, adj.
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., but see Anglia i. 151) níð, Salm. Kmbl. 616; Sal. 307